Skip to content

Commit fe7cd65

Browse files
committed
Add 10 new Azure Regions to list.
Added Note about subject to change, doesn't include newest regions, and other NOTE information
1 parent b3b3e01 commit fe7cd65

1 file changed

Lines changed: 27 additions & 14 deletions

File tree

articles/virtual-network/ip-services/routing-preference-overview.md

Lines changed: 27 additions & 14 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ ms.custom: references_regions
1414

1515
# What is routing preference?
1616

17-
Azure routing preference enables you to choose how your traffic routes between Azure and the Internet. You can choose to route traffic either via the Microsoft network, or, via the ISP network (public internet). These options are also referred to as *cold potato routing* and *hot potato routing* respectively. Egress data transfer price varies based on the routing selection. You can choose the routing option while creating a public IP address. The public IP address can be associated with resources such as virtual machine, virtual machine scale sets, internet-facing load balancer, etc. You can also set the routing preference for Azure storage resources such as blobs, files, web, and Azure Data Lake. By default, traffic is routed via the Microsoft global network for all Azure services.
17+
Azure routing preference enables you to choose how your traffic routes between Azure and the Internet. You can choose to route traffic either via the Microsoft network or via the ISP network (public internet). These options are also referred to as *cold potato routing* and *hot potato routing* respectively. Egress data transfer price varies based on the routing selection. You can choose the routing option when creating a public IP address. You can associate the public IP address with resources such as virtual machine, virtual machine scale sets, internet-facing load balancer, and more. You can also set the routing preference for Azure storage resources such as blobs, files, web, and Azure Data Lake. By default, traffic routes via the Microsoft global network for all Azure services.
1818

1919
## Routing via Microsoft global network
2020

2121
Routing your traffic via the Microsoft global network delivers your traffic over one of the largest networks in the world, spanning over 160,000 miles of fiber with over 165 edge Point of Presence (POP). The network is well provisioned with multiple redundant fiber paths to ensure exceptionally high reliability and availability. The software-defined WAN controller manages traffic engineering, ensuring low-latency path selection for your traffic and offering premium network performance.
2222

23-
:::image type="content" source="./media/routing-preference-overview/route-via-microsoft-global-network.png" alt-text="Screenshot of routing via Microsoft global network diagram showing traffic flow through Microsoft network infrastructure.":::
23+
:::image type="content" source="./media/routing-preference-overview/route-via-microsoft-global-network.png" alt-text="Routing via Microsoft global network diagram showing traffic flow through Microsoft network infrastructure.":::
2424

2525
**Ingress traffic:** The global BGP Anycast announcement ensures ingress traffic enters Microsoft network closest to the user. When a user from Singapore accesses Azure resources hosted in Chicago, the traffic enters the Microsoft global network at the Singapore edge POP. The traffic then travels on the Microsoft network to the service hosted in Chicago.
2626

@@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ Both ingress and egress traffic remain on the Microsoft global network whenever
3030

3131
## Routing over public Internet (ISP network)
3232

33-
The new routing choice *Internet routing* minimizes travel on the Microsoft global network, and uses the transit ISP network to route your traffic. This cost-optimized routing option offers network performance that's comparable to other cloud providers.
33+
The new routing choice *Internet routing* minimizes travel on the Microsoft global network. It uses the transit ISP network to route your traffic. This cost-optimized routing option offers network performance that's comparable to other cloud providers.
3434

35-
:::image type="content" source="./media/routing-preference-overview/route-via-isp-network.png" alt-text="Screenshot of routing via public Internet diagram showing traffic flow through ISP network infrastructure.":::
35+
:::image type="content" source="./media/routing-preference-overview/route-via-isp-network.png" alt-text="Routing via public Internet diagram showing traffic flow through ISP network infrastructure.":::
3636

37-
**Ingress traffic:** The ingress path uses *hot potato routing*, which means that traffic enters the Microsoft network that's closest to the hosted service region. For example, if a user from Singapore accesses Azure resources hosted in Chicago then traffic travels over the public internet and enters the Microsoft global network in Chicago.
37+
**Ingress traffic:** The ingress path uses *hot potato routing*, which means that traffic enters the Microsoft network that's closest to the hosted service region. For example, if a user from Singapore accesses Azure resources hosted in Chicago, traffic travels over the public internet and enters the Microsoft global network in Chicago.
3838

3939
**Egress traffic:** The egress traffic follows the same principle. Traffic exits Microsoft network in the same region that the service is hosted. For example, if traffic from your service in Azure in Chicago is destined to a user in Singapore, the traffic exits the Microsoft network in Chicago. It then travels over the public internet to the user in Singapore.
4040

4141
> [!NOTE]
42-
> When using a public IP with routing preference **Internet**, all traffic that is bound for a destination within Azure continues to use the direct path within the Microsoft Wide Area Network.
42+
> When you use a public IP with routing preference **Internet**, all traffic that goes to a destination within Azure continues to use the direct path within the Microsoft Wide Area Network.
4343
>
4444
4545
> [!IMPORTANT]
46-
> A public IP routing preference can't be changed once created.
46+
> You can't change a public IP routing preference after creation.
4747
>
4848
4949
## Supported services
5050

51-
Public IP with routing preference choice **Microsoft Global Network** can be associated with any Azure services. However, a public IP with routing preference choice **Internet** can be associated with the following Azure resources:
51+
You can associate a public IP with the routing preference choice **Microsoft Global Network** with any Azure service. However, you can associate a public IP with the routing preference choice **Internet** with the following Azure resources:
5252

5353
* Virtual machine
5454

@@ -74,23 +74,23 @@ For storage, primary endpoints always use the **Microsoft global network**. You
7474

7575
## Pricing
7676

77-
The price difference between both options is reflected in the internet egress data transfer pricing. Routing via **Microsoft global network** data transfer price is same as current internet egress price. Visit [Azure bandwidth pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/bandwidth/) for the latest pricing information.
77+
The price difference between both options is reflected in the internet egress data transfer pricing. Routing via **Microsoft global network** data transfer price is the same as the current internet egress price. For the latest pricing information, visit the [Azure bandwidth pricing page](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/bandwidth/).
7878

7979
## Limitations
8080

81-
* Internet routing preference is only compatible with zone-redundant standard SKU of public IP address. Standard v2 SKU and Basic SKU public IP addresses aren't supported.
81+
* Internet routing preference works only with the zone-redundant standard SKU of public IP addresses. It doesn't support standard v2 SKU or basic SKU public IP addresses.
8282

83-
* Internet routing preference currently supports only IPv4 public IP addresses. IPv6 public IP addresses aren't supported.
83+
* Internet routing preference currently supports only IPv4 public IP addresses. It doesn't support IPv6 public IP addresses.
8484

85-
* Internet routing preference public IP addresses aren't compatible with NAT Gateways or IP-based Public Load Balancers.
85+
* You can't use internet routing preference public IP addresses with NAT gateways or IP-based public load balancers.
8686

8787
### Regional availability
8888

89-
Internet routing preference is available in all regions listed below:
89+
Internet routing preference is available in all regions listed in the following list:
9090

9191
- Australia Central
9292
- Australia Central 2
93-
- Australia East
93+
- Australia East
9494
- Australia Southeast
9595
- Brazil South
9696
- Brazil Southeast
@@ -107,22 +107,32 @@ Internet routing preference is available in all regions listed below:
107107
- France South
108108
- Germany North
109109
- Germany West Central
110+
- Israel Central
111+
- Italy North
110112
- Japan East
111113
- Japan West
114+
- Jio India Central
115+
- Jio India West
112116
- Korea Central
113117
- Korea South
118+
- Mexico Central
114119
- North Central US
115120
- North Europe
116121
- Norway East
117122
- Norway West
123+
- Poland Central
124+
- Qatar Central
118125
- South Africa North
119126
- South Africa West
120127
- South Central US
128+
- South Central US STG
121129
- South India
122130
- Southeast Asia
131+
- Spain Central
123132
- Sweden Central
124133
- Switzerland North
125134
- Switzerland West
135+
- Taiwan North
126136
- UAE Central
127137
- UAE North
128138
- UK South
@@ -134,6 +144,9 @@ Internet routing preference is available in all regions listed below:
134144
- West US 2
135145
- West US 3
136146

147+
> [!NOTE]
148+
> This list is subject to change and doesn't include recently added Azure regions as of January 12, 2026. Supported regions will be added to this list over time. You can also check the routing preference option when creating a public IP address in the Azure portal to see if it's available in your desired region. Some regions may support the feature but not be listed here yet.
149+
137150
## Next steps
138151

139152
> [!div class="nextstepaction"]

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)